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J. S. ISIDOR. BAG FRAME FASTBNBR. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 15. 1909.925,702. Patented June 22, 1909.

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JOSEPH S. ISIDOR, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO B. NEUMANN HARDWARE00., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

BAG-FRAME FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 22, 1909.

Application filed February 15, 1909. Serial No. 477,946.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPI-I S. IsIDoR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag- Frame Fasteners;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescrip tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has reference, generally, to improvements in catches forthe hinged or pivotally connected sections or members of bag-frames;and, the present invention relates, more particularly, to a novel formand construction of holding or retaining catch for locking theframesections in their closed relations, all with a view of ing a neatand simply constructed holding catch which is readily arranged upon theinside of the bag-frame, being mounted and secured upon one of thebagframe sections, and having a releasing post which extends through aperforation or guide in said frame-section to a point upon the outsideof the frame-section, where it can be manipulated so as to release theholding mechanism of the catch from its engagement with a latch-plate orholding catch or element mounted upon and secured to the inner side ofthe other section of the bag-frame.

The present invention has for its further object to provide a novelcatch having a spring-controlled releasing post which can be depressedand is automatically held in its depressed relation by the action of aseparately located and independently manipulated lock, so as to hold thetwo frame-sections of the bag-frame in a partially released relation,until by the manipulation of the lock, which is operated preferably bymeans of a key, the two frame-sections can be separated, at which timethe parts of the holding or retaining catch return to their normalinitial positions for springing or forcing the latch-plate or holdingcatch or element upon the one frame-section into its holding orretaining engagement with the holding catch upon the otherframe-section, when the two frame-sections are again brought into theirclosed relation.

provid Other objects of this invention not at this time moreparticularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the followingdescription of my present invention.

With the various objects of this invention in view, the said inventionconsists, prin1arily, in the novel holding or retaining catch forbag-frames hereinafter set forth; and, the invention consists,furthermore, in the novel arrangements and combinations of the variousdevices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of thesame, all of which will be more fully described in thefollowingspecification and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claimwhich are appended to and which form an essential part of thisspecification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure l is a top-edge view of a bagframe, with the frame-sectionsin their closed relation, and provided with a pair of holding orretaining catches made according to and embodying the principles of thepresent invention. Fig. 2 is a similar View of the two frame-sections,showing them in their opened or separated relation; and Fig. 3 is a sideview of the inner face of one of the bag-frame sections, and a frontview of alock and the holding catches mounted upon and secured to theinner face of the frame-section. Fig. 4 is a front view, on an enlargedscale, of one of the holding or retaining catches embodying the featuresof the present invention, showing in connection therewith a portion ofthe one frame-section with which the catch is used; and Fig. 5 is a topor plan view of the holding or retaining catch, showing the side-memberof the one frame-section to which the catch is secured, and said viewshowing also a top-edge view of the other frame-section and thelatchplate secured thereto. Fig. 6 is a rear face view of the holding orretaining catch detached from the frame-section; and Fig. 7 is alongitudinal vertical section, taken on line 7-7 in said Fig. 5, lookingin the direction of the arrow 00. Fig. 8 is a horizontal section, takenon line 8 8 in Fig. 4, said view showing in connection therewith atopedge view of a portion of the other framesection, and a plan or topview of the latchplate in its locked engagement with the mechanism ofthe holding or retaining j catch; and Fig. 9 is a similar View of thesame parts, represented in said Fig. 8, but showing the parts in theirpartially released relations. Fig. 10 is a transverse vertical section,taken on line 1010 in Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow y;and Fig. 11 is a transverse vertical section, taken on line 1111 in saidFig. 3, also looking in the direction of the arrow y, but said viewshowing in connection therewith a vertical section of the latch-plateand the frame-section upon which said latch-plate is mounted andsecured, and the said view representing the various parts in theirnormally locked engagement. Fig. 12 is a transverse vertical section,similar to that represented in said Fig. 11, of the same parts, butshowing the locking or retainin elements in their partially disengagedrelations. Fig. 13 is a longitudinal vertical section of a holding orretaining catch embodying the principles of the present invention, butillustrating a slightly different means of fastening the catch upon theinner side of a frame-section, and Fig. 14 a longitudinal section ofanother modified form of holding catch.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the abovedescribed views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the said drawings, the reference-characters 1 and 2indicate the two main frame-sections of any suitable bagframe, in thisinstance, the frame-section 1 comprising a pair of section-me1nbers 3and 4 which are suitably connected by plates 5, and the frame-section 2comprising a pair of section-members 6 and 7 which are suitablyconnected by plates 8, as will be clearly evident from an inspection ofthe several fig ures of the drawings. The said section-member 4 isprovided with suitably disposed holes or openings 9, and suitablysecured over each opening 9, upon the outer face of said member 4, is anornamental shell or cap 10 which has its upper face 11 preferablydepressed or made concave, as shown, and is provided with a hole oropening 12 corresponding to the opening 9 in the sectionmember 4. Thesaid shell or cap 10 is secured by means of any suitable fastening meansor devices upon the outer face of said sectionmember 4, preferably bymeans of lugs or tongues 13 which are passed through holes or openings14 in the section-member 4 and are bent over against the back of saidmen1- ber 4, substantially as illustrated in Fig. 7 of the drawings.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, the frame-section 1 isusually provided with a pair of such shells or caps, and with a pair ofholding or retaining catches, correspondingly located beneath saidshells or caps and secured upon the inner face of the section-member 3of the frame-section 1, in the manner to be presently more fullydescribed. Each holding or retaining catch consists, essentially, of amain box or shell comprising a front-plate 15, a base-plate 16, andend-plates 17, said box or shell'being open at the back or rear and atthe top. The said front-plate 15 is provided with a suitably shapedlatch-plate-receiving opening, as 18, which is located preferably at theupper part and near one end of said front-plate, and extending at rightangles, or approximately so,'from the rear edges of said end-plates 17are fastening lugs or ears 19, each lug or ear 19 being formed with ahole or perforation 20 for the reception of pins, screws or rivets 21for securing the box or shell upon the inner face of the section-member3 of the frame-section 1, a suitable washer or ring, as 22 being usuallyarranged upon each screw or rivet, as clearly shown in the sev eralfigures of the drawings. Suitably arranged upon the upper edges of theendplates 17, so as to close the upper open portion of the main box orshell, is a top-plate 23 which is suitably secured to the said box orshell, and preferably by means of ears or lugs 24 which extend upwardlyfrom the upper marginal edges of the said end-plates 17 through suitableopenings or slots, as 25,

in the said top-plate 23, and are suitably Y bent over upon the saidtop-plate, as clearly illustrated in the drawings. The said topplate isalso provided with a hole or opening 26, corresponding to the previouslymentioned holes or openings 9 and 12, as will be clearly understood froman inspection of Figs. 7 and 10 of the drawings. Suitably secured to thebase plate 16 and extending in upward directions therefrom areguideposts or rods 27, said posts being suitably secured to thepreviously mentioned top plate 23. Slidably arranged within the saidmain box or shell and upon the said posts 27 is a plate 28, the saidplate being provided with openings 29 by means of which it is looselyarranged upon the said post 27. Encircling each post 27 between theupper surface of the said base-plate 16 and the lower surface of a plate28 is a coiled spring 30, said springs acting as a support for the saidplate 28. The said plate 28 has suitably arranged thereon a releasingpost 31, which may be suitably secured upon the said plate 28 by meansof a rivet-like portion 32, or in any other suitable manner, the saidposts extending in an upward direction through the opening 26 in thetop-plate 23, and through the opening9 in the frame-section 4, andthrough the opening 12 in the shell or cap 10. As shown, the upperend-portion 33 of per face 11 of the shell or cap 10, and provides asuitable fingerpiece for permitting the operator to push the said post31 in a downward direction against the opposing action of the springs30. The said plate 28 may also be provided with an upwardly extendinglug or pin 34, near. one end of the said plate, and near its other end,the said plate is provided with a latch-plate-receiving lug orprojection 35, the edge-portion of the said projection 35 which extendstoward the latch-plate receiving opening 18 in the front-plate 15 beingbeveled, as at 36, and as clearly indicated in Figs. 11 and 12. As willbe clearly evident from an inspection of Fig. 7 of the drawings, thesaid lug or pin 34': and the said latch-platereceiving projection 35also act to limit the upward movement of the plate 28, so that undernormal initial conditions, all of the parts will be in the positionsindicated in said Fig. 7 of the drawings. Suitably secured upon theinner face of one of the said end-plates 17, by means of a screw 37, orother suitable fastening means, is the portion 38 of a spring-plate 39,the said springplate extending across the open back of end-portion 40terminating at a point back of the previously mentionedlatch-plate-receiving post or lug 35, and the normal tendency of thesaid free end-portion of the spring being to move in a direction towardthe said lug or post 35, as will clearly be evi d ent.

Suitably secured upon the inner face of the sectionabmember 6, by meansof pins, screws or rivets 41 is a suitably formed plate 42 which is madewith a forwardly extending arm or projection 43 formed with a receiving-opening or hole 4 1, said arm 43 forming a suitable latch-platewhich is adapted to be passed upon and over the beveled surface 36 ofthe lug or projection 35, to be brought into holding or retainingengagement with the said lug or projection,when the said latchplateenters the hole or opening 18, during the closing action of the twopivotally connected or hinged frame-sections of the bag frame.

Referring now to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, it will be seen thatI have suitably mounted upon and secured to the inner face of thesection-member 3 of the frarnesection 1 a lock-casing $5, with theholding or re taining lugs 46 of which can be brought in lockedengagement, the perforations or opening 48 of a pair of latch-plates.417 which are suitably secured to and extend from the inner face of thesection-member G of the frame-section 2. The said lock 45 is providedwith a key-receiving pressure-post 19 which extends through a suitableopening in the section-member 1 of the frame-section 1 and through asuitable opening formed in the depressed or concave portion 51 of asuitable shell or cap 50, of a similar nature or construction asthe'shells or caps 10, and the post 19 being adapted to be depressed andoperating in the same manner as the posts 31 of the locking or receivingcatches.

Having thus described the general construction, and the arrangements ofthe several parts, and especially of the holding or retaining catches, Iwill now set forth the manner of operating the parts to open or closethe bag-frame-sections. Suppose the two frame-sections 1 and 2 havingbeen closed and that the several latch-plates upon the frame-section 2have been brought into their locked or retaining engagement with therespective holding or retaining catches and with the lock 45, thelatch-plates 4L3 having been forced over the holding or retaining lugsor projections 35, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 10 and 11 of thedrawings. To separate the bag frame-sections l and 2, all that isnecessary is to depress the posts of the two holding or retainingcatches, so as to move the plates 28 in downward directions against theaction of the springs 30 and thereby withdrawing the holding orretaining lugs or the main box or shell, and having its free posts orprojections 35 from the openings 4 1 of the respective latchplates 43,as will be clearly evident. At the same time, the endi portion 40 of thespring 39 bears against the jedge of the latch-plate 13 and causes it tof move from the posit-ion indicated in Fig. 12 5 of the drawings, inwhich positions the parts I are held owing to the holding or retaining gengagement of the holding or retaining catches 16 of the lock 45 withthe latch- 3 plates 47, so that the parts of the holding or retainingcatches are only partially unlocked i or disengaged, as long as the lockis not operated, and thus the framesections cannot be @separated. At thesame time the pressure- 5 posts 31 of the holding or retaining catcheswill be retained in their downwardly depressed positions. As soon as themechanism ,of the lock 15 is unlocked by means of a suitable key, andthe pressure-post a9 is depressed, thetwo frame-sections 1 and 2 becomefully separated or opened, and the I latch-plates 43 are removedentirely from enreturn the parts of the holding or retainj ing lugs orposts 35 of the plates 28, as will 1 be clearly evident.

At the same time the depressed coils of the springs 30 will again ireturn the parts of the holding or retaining catches to their normalinitial positions f ready for being again engaged by the latchplates 43as soon as the framesections 1 and f 2 are again closed by the operator,as clearly shown in Figs. 8 and 11 of the drawings.

Referring now to Fig. 13 of the drawings,

II have shown a holding or retaining catch ,embodying the sameprinciples of construc- ,tion as the holding or retaining catchillusjtrated in Figs. 1 to 12 inclusive, but I have shown in said Fig.13 a modified means of attaching the main shell or box of the saidholding or retaining catch to that form of bag-frame member or section52 which is l-shaped in cross-section, the end-plates 17 z of the'mainbox or shell being provided with upwardly extending lugs or cars 53which are passed through openings 54 in the framesection 52 and are bentover upon the outer surface thereof, as shown. Encircling thepressure-post 31 of the said holding or retaining catch between theupper surface of the top-plate 28 and the under surface of the upperportion of the frame-section 52 is preferably arranged a suitable washeror ring 55, whereby the said holding or retaining catch is suitably andpositively secured in its operative position upon the inner side of theframe-section 52, as will be clearly evident.

In Fig. 14, I have shown another slightly modified construction ofholding or retaining catch. In this construction the presserpost 56 isprovided with a suitably formed socket or depression, as 58, thesurrounding edge-portion 57 of the post being inserted into and passedthrough a suitably formed opening 61 in the plate 28 and said edge beingturned over against the under face of said plate and suitably securedthereto in any usual and well-known manner. The bottom-plate 16 may beprovided with a short post or lug, as 60, over which is arranged anend-portion of a coiled spring 59, which serves the same purpose as thesprings 30 used in connection with the construction of holding catchshown in Figs. 1 to 10 inclusive.

The plate 28 is movably arranged upon the guide-posts 62, in the samemanner as previously described, except that the springs 30 have beendispensed with in this construction. In all other respects theconstruction and operation of this form of holding or retaining catch isthe same as that illustrated in said Figs. 1 to 18 inclusive anddescribed in the foregoing specification.

From the foregoing description of my present invention, it will beclearly seen that I have provided a simply constructed and eflicientlyoperating holding or retaining catch for bag-frame-sections which iseasily manipulated and in which the parts have been reduced to a minimumso that they cannot easily get out of order.

I am fully aware that changes may be made in the arrangements andcombinations of the various devices and parts as well as in the detailsof the construction of the same without departing from the scope of mypresent invention as described in the foregoing specification and as setforth in the appended claims. Hence, I do not limit my invention to theexact arrangements and combinations of the devices and parts asdescribed in the said specification, nor do I confine myself to theexact details of the construction of the said parts as illustrated inthe accompanying drawings.

I claim 1. The combination with the pivoted frame-sections of abag-frame, of a retaining catch mounted and secured upon the inner sideof one of the framesections, a holding latch upon the inner side of theother frame-section adapted to be brought in holding engagement with thesaid retaining catch, means connected with said retaining catch fordisengaging said latch-plate from its holding engagement with saidretaining catch, and a lock-mechanism connected with saidframe-sections, said lock-mechanism preventing the separation of saidframesections when the latch-plate is disengaged from its holdingengagement with said retaining catch, but producing a separation of saidframe-section as soon as the lock-mechanism is operated.

2. The combination with the pivoted frame-sections of a bag-frame, of aretaining catch mounted and secured upon the inner side of one of theframe-sections, a holding latch upon the inner side of the otherframe-section adapted to be brought in holding engagement with the saidretaining catch, the said frame-section being provided with an opening,a presser-post connected with said retaining catch, said post extendinginto and through the opening in said frame-section and terminating in afinger-piece upon the outer side of said framesection, and saidpresser-post being adapted to be depressed for disengaging saidlatchplate from its holding engagement with said retaining catch, and alock-mechanism connected with said frame-sections, said lockmechanismpreventing the separation of said frame-sections when the latch-plate isdisengaged from its holding engagement with said retaining catch, butproducing a separation of said frame-sections as soon as thelock-mechanism is operated.

3. The combination with the pivoted frame-sections of a bag-frame, of aretaining catch mounted and secured upon the inner side of one of theframe-sections, a holding latch upon the inner side of the otherframe-section adapted to be brought in holding engagement with the saidretaining catch, the said frame-section being provided with an opening,a shell secured over the opening in said frame-section, said shellhaving a perforated and concave face, a presserpost connected with saidretaining catch, said post extending into and through the openings inthe frame-section and in said shell and terminating in a fingerpieceabove the concave face of said shell, and said presserpost being adaptedto be depressed for disengaging said latch-plate from its holdingengagement with said retaining catch, and a lock-mechanism connectedwith said framesections, said, lockemechanism preventing the separationof said frame-sections when the latch-plate is disengaged from itsholding engagement with said retaining catch, but.

producing a separation of said framesections as soon as thelock-mechanism is operated.

4. The combination with the frame-sections of a bag-frame, of aretaining catch upon one of said frame-sections, a retaining means uponthe other frame-section adapted to be brought in holding engagement withsaid retaining catch, means connected with said retaining catch forproducing a partial disengagement of the same with said retaining means,and a lock-mechanism con nected with said frame-sections, saidlockmechanism permitting the complete disengagement of the retainingcatch and the retaining means when the lock-mechanism is operated.

5. A holding or retaining catch for bagfiames comprising a main shellprovided with means for securing the same to a framescction, said shellhaving an open part and a perforated top-plate, a spring-supported platemovably arranged within said shell, a retaining post upon saidspring-supported plate with which a latch-plate can be brought inholding engagement, a spring-plate having a portion extending into theopen part of said shell and having a movement normally toward saidretaining post, and means connected with said spring-supported plate fordepressing the same.

6. A holding or retaining catch for bagframes comprising a main shellprovided with means for securing the same to a framesection, said shellhaving an open part and a perforated top-plate, a spring-supported platemovably arranged within said shell, a retaining post upon saidspring-supported plate with which a latch-plate can be brought inholding engagement, a spring-plate having a portion extending into theopen part of said shell and having a movement normally toward saidretaining post, said portion being adapted to be brought in engage mentwith the latch-plate, and a presser-post mounted upon saidspring-supported plate, said post extending upwardly through theperforation in said topplates for depressing said spring-supportedplate.

7. A holding or retaining catch for bagframes comprising a main shellprovided with means for securing the same to a framesection, said shellhaving an open part and a perforated top-plate, a spring-supported platemovably arranged within said shell, a retaining post upon saidspring-supported plate with which a latch-plate can be brought inholding engagement, a springplate having a portion extending into theopen part of said shell and having a movement normally toward saidretaining post, said portion being adapted to be brought in engagementwith the latch-plate, and a presser-post mounted upon saidspring-supported plate, said post extending upwardly through theperforation in said top-plate for depressing said spring-supportedplate, combined with a bag-frame-section formed with an opening, and ashell secured over the opening in said frame-section, said shell havinga perforated and concave face, and said presser-post extending alsothrough the opening in said shell.

8. A holding or retaining catch for bagframes comprising a main shellprovided with a face-plate, a base-plate and end-plate, means connectedwith said shell for securing the same to a frame-section, said shellhaving an open part and a perforated top-plate, guide-posts between thebase-plate and said top-plate, a plate movably arranged upon saidguide-posts, springs encircling said guide-posts and upon which saidlast-mentioned plate is supported, a retaining post upon saidspring-supported plate with which a latch-plate can be brought inholding engagement, a spring-plate having a portion extending into theopen part of said shell and having a movement normally toward saidretaining post, said portion being adapted to be brought in engagementwith the latch-plate, and means connected with said spring-supportedplate for depressing the same.

9. A holding or retaining catch for bagframes comprising a main shellprovided with a face-plate, a base-plate and end-plate, means connectedwith said shell for securing the same to a frame-section, said shellhaving an open part and a perforated top-plate, guide-posts between thebaseplate and said top-plate, a plate movably arranged upon saidguide-posts, springs encircling said guideposts and upon which saidlast-mentioned plate is supported, a retaining post upon saidspring-supported plate with which a latchplate can be brought in holdingengage ment, a spring-plate having a portion extending into the openpart of said shell and having a movement normally toward said retainingpost, said portion being adapted to be brought in engagement with thelatchplate, and a presser post mounted upon said spring-supported plate,said post extending upwardly through the perforation in said topplatefor depressing said spring-supported plate.

10. A holding or retaining catch for bagframes comprising a main shellprovided with a face-plate, a base plate and enclplate, means connectedwith said shell for securing the same to a frame-section, said shellhaving an open part and a perforated top-plate, guide-posts between thebase-plate and said top-plate, a plate movably arranged upon saidguide-posts, springs encircling said guide-posts and upon which saidlastmentioned plate is supported, a retaining post upon saidspring-supported plate with which a latch-plate can be brought inholding engagement, a spring-plate having a portion extending into theopen part of said shell and having a movement normally toward saidretaining post, said portion being adapted to be brought in engagementwith the latch-plate, and a presser-post mounted upon saidspring-supported plate, said post extending upwardly through theperforation in said top-plate for depressing said spring-supportedplate, combined with a bag frame-section formed with an opening, and ashell secured over the opening in said frame-section, said shell havinga perforated and concave face, and said presserpost extending alsothrough the opening in said frame-section and in said shell.

11. A holding or retaining catch for bagframes comprising a main shellprovided with a face-plate, a base-plate and end-plate, means connectedwith said shell for securing the same to a frame-section, said shellhaving an open part and a perforated top-plate, guide-posts between thebase-plate and said top-plate, a plate movably arranged upon saidguide-posts, springs encircling said guide-posts and upon which saidlast-mentioned plate is supported, a retaining post upon saidspring-supported plate, a latchplate in separable holding engagementwith said retaining post, a spring-plate movably arranged in the openpart of said main shell, said spring-plate having a portion extendinginto said main shell, and means for securing said portion to one of saidendplates, said spring-plate having its free endportion in engagementwith the end of said latch-plate, and means connected with saidspring-supported plate for depressing the same.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 9th day of February, 1909.

JOSEPH S. ISIDOR.

Witnesses FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, FREDK H. \V. FRAENTZEL.

